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, clohexylmagnesiumbromide, siumcliloride,

Patented May 3%, 1933 UNIT STAT

PATENT OFFICE WINFRID HENTRICH AND LEAK HARD'IMANN, OF WIESDORF-ON-THE-RHINE, GER- IlLAINY, ASSIGNGRS T0 ANILINE XVORKS, INCL,

CORPORATION DELATJVARE No Drawing. Application filed Qcsobcr 31, 1928, SerialNo. 316,349, and in Germany November 12, 1927.

The present in "ention relates to new 2- alkylor aralkyl 4.6 dihalogen 1.3.5-triazines and to a process of preparing same.

Vi e have found, that Q-alkylor aralkylr 4:.6-dihalogen-L3.5-triazines of the probable formula:

H]g-(l3 l3x t N I'ilg wherein w stands for an alkyl, cyclohexyl or phenylalkyl group, are obtainable by reacting upon a 2.4.6-tril1alogen-L8.5-tr1az1ne ac cording to the process known as Grignards reaction with an alkyl-, cycloheXyl or phenylalkyl magnesiumhalide, such as methylmagnesiumbromide, ethylmagnesiumiodide, cybenZylma-gnehombbenzylmagnesiumchloride et alia. The Grignard solutions, prepared in the usual manner, are suitably applied in the theoretical amount, more or less, and are caused to run into a solution of the triazine derivatives in an organic solvent indifierent to Grignard solutions, such as benzene, toluene, amylether et alia, while cooling, the reaction being finished by gentle heating, for instance to about 60-90 C. Obviously the reaction may also be performed by causing the triazine solutions to run into the Grignard solutions.

The products thus obtainable form colorless crystals possessing a very unpleasant odour resembling that of excrements ofmice and being generally more irritant than that of cyanuriechloride. The halogen-atoms of our new products are very reactive.

The following example illustrates our invention without limiting it thereto:

Example. A methylmagnesiumbromide solution is prepared from 24; parts by weight of magnesium and 100 parts by weight of methylbromide in 200 parts by volume of ethyl ether, and this solution is caused to drop in a benzene solution of 175 parts by weight of cyanuricchloride while cooling in such a manner, that the temperature does not exceed 1015 C. Now the reaction mixture is heated to about 60 80 C., whereby magnesium-bromide-chl0ride separates, the solution is filtered from the latter and concentrated. The Q-methyl-Mi-dichloro-1.3.5-triazine separates in crystals being weakly yel- It is easily soluble in benzene, chloroform, acetone e.a., difficultly soluble in benzine and is rather volatile, the vapor possessing a very unpleasant odour resembling that of excrements of mice and being more irritant than that of cyanuricchloride.

treating it with an aqueous solution of caustic soda, the chloroatoms are replaced by hydroxygroups and when acidifying the alkaline solution thus obtainable with hydrochloric acid, the 2-methyl-4.G-dihydroxy- 1.3.5-triazine is obtainable, which probably corresponds to the formula Ho-c bcH3,Ho1

i i 6n and which product is identical to that described by Andreasch (Monatshefte der Chemie, volume 48, page 151).

We claim: 1. The new products of the probable formula:

N H1gO X-x ll l lg wherein :0 stands for an alkyl, cyclohexyl or The chloroatoms of the product are very reactive, f.i. when NEW YORK, N. Y., A

phenylalkyl residue, said products forming colorless crystals of very unpleasant odour. 2. The product of the probable formula-z N 5 ClC \EQH i a $1 said'product-forming crystals of the melting point 97 to 98 C.

3. Process which comprises causing about, molecular quantities of" a 2.4.6-trihalogen- 1.3.5-triazine and a compound of the group consisting of alkyl, cyclohexyl and phenylalkyl magnesiumhalide to reactfupon, each other inan inert organic solvent.

hProcess which comprises causing about molecular quantities of. a compound of the group consisting of cyanurcchloride and cyanurbromide and a methylmagnesiumhalide to react upon each other'in benzene attempera, tu res up to 909 C.

a In testimony whereofe have hereunto set 5 ourhzmds.

WINFRID HENTRICH. MAX HARDTMANN. 

